Physical geography and topography Books

A lyrical work of creative nonfiction, Human/Nature is an exploration of how and why we think about the natural world the way we do.Everything we think about nature is deeply cultural. And much of what we imagine is based on outdated, irrelevant, or...

A wondrous walkabout through the mountains from Gumbaynggirr artist Melissa Greenwood, the creator of the heart-stirring picture books Miimi Marraal, Mother Earth, My Little Barlaagany, Giinagay Gaagal, Hello Ocean and Miimi and Buwaarr, Mother and Baby...

A major new look at how Africa’s geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is also the story of how it was the crucible for the evolution most extraordinary species on Earth – Homo...

Think like you’ve got nine brains, feel like you’ve got three hearts, and hug as though you have eight arms. Wisdom begins in wonder: and there is no creature so weird and wonderful as the octopus. Wise, compassionate, strong yet adaptable – and with...

Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer. In Meetings with Moths ecologist Katty Baird roams Scotland seeking out, documenting...

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week‘Magnificent’ Guardian‘Remarkable … A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben‘I learned something new – and found something amazing – on every page’ Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See Fens, bogs, swamps and marine...

Beaches of the Northern Australian Coast covers beaches between Broome and Cooktown, and includes all beaches in the Kimberley region, the Northern Territory and Cape York in all, 3,489 beaches spread along 11,869 km of tropical coast.This book has two...

The second edition of Beaches of the New South Wales Coast has been rewritten and expanded. It covers all of the state's 757 open coast beaches, as well as 120 beaches in five large bays, including Sydney Harbour, and the 15 beaches on Lord Howe Island...

Beaches of the Tasmanian Coast and Islands covers the beaches of the Tasmanian coast, together with those on Maria, Bruny, King, Robbins, Walker and Flinders islands in all, 1,617 beaches spread along 3,030 km of coast.This book has two aims. First, to...

Beaches of the Western Australian Coast covers the Western Australian coast between Eucla and Roebuck Bay, and includes Rottnest Island. It begins with three chapters that provide a background to the physical nature and evolution of the Western...

Beaches of the South Australian Coast and Kangaroo Island explores the beaches on the South Australian Coast, including those on Kangaroo Island and a few of the major islands.It begins by providing a background to the physical nature and evolution of...

Beaches of the Queensland Coast provides the first description of all Queensland's ocean beaches between Cooktown and Coolangatta, including beaches on 18 islands and in several large bays. It is based on the results of the Australian Beach Safety and...

Beaches of the Victorian Coast and Port Phillip Bay provides the first description of all Victorian ocean and Port Phillip Bay beaches. It is based on the results of the Victorian section of the Australian Beach Safety and Management Program.This book...

The tropical rainforests of the Kimberley are among Australia's most biodiverse eco-systems - and, in many ways, its least understood.Kimberley rainforests are rich in species not found elsewhere in the region, have links to South-East Asia, and hold...

The cities Perth, Australia, and Aberdeen, Scotland have received relatively little attention as specific geographical-cultural locales. Often perceived as industrial, isolated and lacking romantic association, they nevertheless have rich historical,...

Possums in the roof, an echidna in the garden, or perhaps a python in the pantry? Living with Wildlife: A Guide for Our Homes and Backyards explores commonly asked questions and issues about encounters with wildlife. Taking a wildlife friendly approach,...

Australian Forest Woods describes about 130 of the most significant Australian forest trees and their wood. The introductory sections introduce the reader to the uniqueness and usefulness of forest trees. The book examines the forest tree species and...

Introducing 50 of the world's most magnificent trees for travellers and nature lovers to enjoy from the comfort of an armchair or to seek and behold in the wild.Whether taking in the beautiful cherry blossoms of Japan or a beech forest's seasonal hues in...

A beautifully packaged and illustrated nature-themed keepsake journal full of woodland wonders.Immerse yourself in the forest among nature's creatures as you write in the Woodland Journal. Interspersed throughout its lined pages are charming original...

A beautiful nature-inspired blank notecard box set featuring original art by Irish design agency Superfolk.Led by the husband-and-wife team of Gearóid Muldowney, a craft designer, and Jo Anne Butler, an artist and architect, Superfolk is a design agency...

“A book that offers hope.”  —The New York Times Book Review“A wondrous tapestry.”  —Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words: What Animals Think and FeelAudubon Medal winner Richard Louv’s landmark book Last Child in the Woods inspired...

From Dan Kainen, the creative mastermind behind Safari (500K copies sold in print) and Ocean (270K copies siold in print), a journey to the ends of the earth, between two covers—with Photicular moving images of the animal life and...

Through photography and essays, this book is a celebration of one of America’s most valuable and iconic rivers and a warning demonstrating the river is a bellwether of overuse and climate change.America’s Western water crisis is now newsworthy on a...

100 Australian Butterflies, Bees, Beetles & Bugs is your beginner’s guide to unlocking the weird and wonderful world of creepy crawlies. Australia is renowned for its wacky contributions to the insect world, and with this easy-to-read field guide...

From lap pools to ocean pools, rockpools to hot springs, Places We Swim covers the breadth of Australia, bringing you the 60 best places to swim, dive, jump, paddle and float around the country. You'll discover just what makes each swimming...

Featuring 25 indoor and outdoor gardens and landscapes each detailed project offers a different approach to incorporating the desert flora. With designs by Daniel Nolan as well as other leading garden designers such as Judy Kameon, Terremoto Studio, Mark...

A unique and beautiful approach to understanding the plastic problem with practical actions to help protect the planet.Every single minute, a dump-truck’s worth of plastic is emptied into the ocean, trashing beaches, killing wildlife, making...

Welcome to I Spy Island: the unmissable new series from multi-million copy bestsellers Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet‘Sunny, silly and ideal for reading aloud’ Sunday Express   ‘It’s a blast of sunshine in book form’ The ObserverIn the middle of the...

The incredible story of the creation of a continent—our continent— from the acclaimed author of The Last Volcano and Mask of the Sun.The immense scale of geologic time is difficult to comprehend. Our lives—and the entirety of human...

When and how did we humans lose our connection with nature and how do we find it again?Matthew Yeomans seeks to answer these questions as he walks more than 300 miles through the ancient and modern forests of Wales, losing himself in their stories (and...

Linking literature, philosophy, art, and personal experience, a moving exploration of the wooded landscape's power.In 1985 Boria Sax inherited an area of forest in New York State, which had been purchased by his Russian, Jewish, and Communist...

"A joyful and imaginative exploration of these totemic trees."-Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a TreeThe perfect gift for nature lovers and bookworms alike, Oaklore unveils how the mighty oak tree has shaped and influenced English literature,...

A San Francisco Chronicle bestseller!An epic, gloriously illustrated journey up and down California's shoreline.California's coastline is world famous, an endless source of fascination and fantasy, but there is no book about it like this one. Obi...

Container succulents designed for your space and style that thrive and look great year-round!This book is your instant guide to creating the succulent container gardens you have always wanted! The Succulents Design Book shows you how to group plants with...

1000 pieces Quality design & easy to handle pieces Finished puzzle 29 x 20 inches Features a colorful jungle scene filled with diverse Indonesian wildlife

A strikingly illustrated photographic identification guide to sea slugs in all their colourful varietyNudibranchs, or sea slugs, are a group of marine gastropod molluscs whose adults lack shells, an evolutionary loss that has led to a wide variety of...

Nothing says Yosemite National Park quite like Half Dome. This debut title of the Yosemite Icon seriescelebrates the awesome granite marvel that has long delighted outdoor adventurers, nature lovers, and geology buffs alike. Rising boldly from the floor...

Saving the World tells the forgotten history of climatic botany, the idea that forests are essential for creating and recycling rain. Long before the spectre of global warming, societies recognised that deforestation caused drastic climate shifts - as...

Twenty years ago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a vacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an off-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. Our Stolen Years in Clayoquot Sound...

"Trail Running Chamonix Mont Blanc is brimming with detail-including intricate maps, smart local tips-on where to refuel, add-on mileage, or bail out-and stunning photography." Outside30 of the best routes in the world's top trail running destination in...

Closer to the North Pole than to the Arctic Circle, on an island in a remote Norwegian archipelago, lies a vast global seed bank buried within a frozen mountain. At the end of a 130-meter long tunnel chiseled out of solid stone is a room filled with...

A stunningly illustrated atlas of the world's rivers, estuaries, and deltas, and their ecosystems.From the Congo and the Mekong to the Seine and the Mississippi, Earth's rivers carve through landscapes before coursing into the world's oceans through...

"If you have been still enough for long enough, your eyes will have attuned and begun to read the seasurge fluently, so you recognize the blunt curve and flourished tail of a diving otter. Home your eyes in on that portion of the sea, permit nothing else...

At a time when the Colorado River and all those who depend on it are in peril, this urgent book offers "both a love song and a paean of regret to America's most spectacular river" (Denver Post) and "a plea to save [it] before it's too late" (The Wall...

The best of contemporary nature writing from the winners of the inaugural international Nature Chronicles Prize.The Nature Chronicles Prize is a new biennial, international, English-language literary award founded to celebrate engaging, unique,...

A confrontation with the destruction of the Amazon by a writer who moved her life into the heart of the forest.In lyrical, impassioned prose, Eliane Brum recounts her move from Sao Paulo to Altamira, a city along the Xingu River that has been devastated...

In all scientific disciplines, there is an expanding gap between what is known by the general public and what is known by scientists. In this book, Dr. Bruce McLellan tries to bridge that gap.Coexisting with grizzly bears into the future will be an...

From a celebrated environmental journalist, the riveting exploration of sea level rise along the West Coast through human stories and ecological dramas."Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written-a must-read for our uncertain times...